HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – The Hofstra University women paid for a winless week in the United Soccer Coaches weekly Division I poll that was released Tuesday afternoon.

The Pride dropped from No. 12 to 25th following a difficult 0-1-1 weekend.

This is the seventh consecutive week that Hofstra made an appearance in the national rankings. The Pride also is 23rd in the NCAA Division I RPI.

Hofstra continued to rank inside the top 25 nationally in several statistical categories, including points per game (24th), goals (23rd) and points (20th). Senior forward Miri Taylor was tied for the national lead with 35 points.

Goalkeeper Skylar Kuzmich moved up to sixth place with a 0.463 goals-against average. She has eight shutouts, the second most in the country.

The Pride looks to rebound with two important road Colonial Athletic Association matches against Drexel University (Thursday at 5 p.m.) and Elon University (Sunday at 1 p.m.).

Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 25 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams for Newsday and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com.